"All the theatres in Kerala open reservations for Villain from 22nd Sunday. The opening show can begin @ 8 am, not earlier than that. Will talk to you all in an FB live on Monday. Cheers! [sic]," B Unnikrishnan posted on his Facebook page.

More about Villain movie

Villain marks the acting debut of Tamil stars Vishal and Hansika Motwani, and Telugu actors Srikant and Raashi Khanna in Mollywood. Manju Warrier stars opposite Mohanlal in the thriller, in which he plays Mathew Manjooran IPS.

Villain, bankrolled by Tamil producer Rockline Venkatesh, is said to be the first Indian movie completely shot and released in 8K resolution.

Meanwhile, the movie has been setting pre-release records. After major audio company Junglee purchasing the audio rights of the multi-starrer for Rs 50 lakh, the film's satellite rights have been bagged by Surya TV for approximately Rs 7 crore.

A source close to the movie had earlier confirmed to International Business Times, India that the makers had earned a whopping Rs 3 crore for its Hindi dubbing rights — the highest figure so far for a Malayalam movie.